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I. Replacement of Aqueous and Vitreous by Silicone Fluids

MANSOUR F. ARMALY, M.D.

Arch Ophthalmol. 1962;68(3):390-395.

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Silicone preparations possess a wide variety of physical characteristics that are uniquely suited for ophthalmic use. Their optically clear fluids may serve as substitutes for aqueous and vitreous. Their rubber preparations, though opaque, yield fine cords or tubes that may provide more permanent drainage channels for aqueous. Their solid and optically clear preparations may provide intraocularly placed optical lenses; the procedure of siliconizing cloth and providing a uniform and thorough coating of each fiber permits the use of the physical properties of the cloth and the biological properties of the silicones; such preparation may be of value in reinforcing the sclera. Indeed, if these compounds are tolerated by the eye, the variety of situations wherein their mechanical or refractive properties may be used in ocular conditions is very great. Stone¹ reported tolerance of the rabbit eye to silicone fluid injected in the vitreous.

These attractive features suggested an investigation . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
Iowa City

From the Department of Ophthalmology, State University of Iowa, University Hospitals.

Footnotes
Submitted for publication Feb. 20, 1962.

The results of this investigation were first presented at the meeting of the Midwestern Section of the Association for Research in Ophthalmology in Kansas City, Kan., April 28-30, 1961.

This investigation was supported in part by a research Grant B-1689 from the National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Blindness, Public Health Service.

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